scurvy

scurvy is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.
2. noun. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible.
3. noun. A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general debility. It is occasioned by confinement, innutritious food, and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers.
4. noun. a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

   Synonyms: scorbutus

5. adjective. of the most contemptible kind

   "abject cowardice"

   "a low stunt to pull"

   Synonyms: abject, low, miserable, scummy

Synonyms

scorbutus, abject, low, miserable, scummy

Common word forms

scurvied, scurvier, scurvies, scurvily, scurviest

Words from these letters

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